Editing Check and Double Check (section)

==Production==
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The making of the picture posed several problems. Perhaps foremost was the fact that the characters of the program were portrayed as [[African Americans]] but were in fact entirely voiced by [[whites]]. This had posed no problem on the radio, but obviously would not be suitable for a film where the actors could be seen as well as heard. Rather than hire black actors for the roles and instruct them to imitate the [[stereotype|stereotypical]] voices used by the radio performers, program creators [[Freeman Gosden]] and [[Charles Correll]] performed the roles themselves in [[blackface]].

Another problem was the attempt to base a full-length picture on a 15-minute-long radio program. The film's producers decided to flesh out the story with a love triangle involving white characters, essentially making Amos and Andy minor characters in what was marketed as a film about them.

===Music===
[[Duke Ellington]] and his band were invited to be a part of the film, not just to provide the music but also to appear performing in the film itself. This helped propel Ellington into a national spotlight.<ref name=AFI />

The director did not want to give audiences the impression that Ellington's band was racially integrated, and was worried that two band members were too light-skinned. So valve trombonist [[Juan Tizol]], who was Puerto Rican, and clarinetist [[Barney Bigard]], a Creole, wore stage makeup to appear as dark as Amos and Andy on film.<ref name=TCM />

The songs included:<ref name=AFI /><ref name=Theiapolis>{{cite web | url=http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2MHT/check-and-double-check/ | title=Check and Double Check: Technical Details | publisher=theiapolis.com | accessdate=August 5, 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140811195542/http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2MHT/check-and-double-check/ | archivedate=August 11, 2014 }}</ref>
*"[[Three Little Words (song)|Three Little Words]]" – Music by [[Harry Ruby]], lyrics by [[Bert Kalmar]]; performed by Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Band, vocals by [[The Rhythm Boys]] ([[Bing Crosby]], [[Harry Barris]] and [[Al Rinker]]) (band members lip synched to the Rhythm Boys vocals)
*"Nobody Knows But the Lord" – Music by Harry Ruby, lyrics by Bert Kalmar; sung by lodge brothers
*"Ring Dem Bells" – Written by Duke Ellington; performed by Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Band
*"Old Man Blues" – Written by Duke Ellington and [[Irving Mills]]; performed by Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Band
*"[[East St. Louis Toodle-Oo]]" – Written by [[James "Bubber" Miley]] and Duke Ellington
*"[[Am I Blue?]]" – Music by [[Harry Akst]], lyrics by [[Grant Clarke]]; partially sung by Freeman F. Gosden
*"The Perfect Song" – Words and music by [[Joseph Carl Breil]]; theme from the ''Amos 'n' Andy'' radio program

[[The Rhythm Boys]] ([[Bing Crosby]], [[Harry Barris]], and [[Al Rinker]]) were brought in at the last minute to sing the vocals on "Three Little Words", when Ellington's drummer, [[Sonny Greer]], got stage fright about performing on film.<ref name=AFI />  Bing Crosby was supposed to sing the song solo, but when director Melville Brown heard Crosby's version, he reportedly said, "This guy can't sing", and the entire trio was brought in to record the song.<ref name=TCM>{{cite web | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2651/check-and-double-check#articles-reviews |title=Check and Double Check, Articles | publisher=Turner Classic Movies | access-date=August 5, 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805174046/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2651/Check-and-Double-Check/articles.html | archive-date=August 5, 2014}}</ref>